Ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the posterior triangle of the neck
Herrera, M.F.; Reza, A.; Graeff, A.; López-Graniel, C.M.; López, L.H.; Angeles, A.
Revista de Investigacion Clinica; Organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion 45(6): 589-591
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8376 PMID: 8159881 Document Number: 411853
Ectopic parathyroid adenomas are a major cause of persistent hyperparathyroidism. They can be located anywhere from the base of the tongue to the mediastinum. We describe a patient with hyperparathyroidism from an adenoma in a supernumerary gland located in the left posterior triangle of the neck, outside of the carotid sheath.